70's DJ Equipment

Mobile Disco equipment has improved spectacularly since the 70s. Back then it was quite common for the DJ to use a two home hi-fi's and have a three bulb light show. Many established DJs used equipment designed for live performances and adapted it to for mobile disco use. However the 1970s saw a boom in the mobile disco industry and so specially developed and improved disco equipment was produced. Speaker systems became lighter, more powerful and much more reliable.

Tucked away in the loft somewhere we have a set of 1970s H/H amplifiers which still work perfectly. These amps were bought back in the 70s from one of the main disco shops in north London, Roger Squires in Tuffnel park. At the time these amps were state of the art, hugely expensive but only produced about 100w each. That's complete pants by today's standards. Two 100 watt amps can drive enough speakers to make a reasonably loud noise but that's were it stops. All the frequency cant be produced accurately and the loud noise was really just a mush of high notes and bass squeezed through a mid range speaker cabinet. However in the 70s very few people expected any better, so this was good enough.

Green and red Led lights were used to help create a professional look to the Djs deck consol and would often be the best part of the DJs light show. When CDs became the major format for playing music many DJs were reluctant to switch over and abandon their record decks. For some the huge expenses of their DJ decks and having to replace their record collection meant they couldn't afford it. However we started to use the new technology quite early on but in parallel with our traditional techniques turntables. Although vinyl records can get badly scratched the almost inaudible deep bass rumble of the needle moving against the surface of the record added a certain warm quality to the music. Many people still consider music sounds better played the old fashioned way.

Today, either at home or in the car we are used to hearing crystal clear sounds with high and low frequencies which are clearly defined. If you are planning a party its essential your DJ uses quality mobile disco equipment that was designed for the job and not cheap bedroom DJ gear. Standards have improved considerably since the 70s so the essential disco music will sound so much better and really enhance the party atmosphere if played on a expensive modern mobile disco equipment.